The Way of Lao Tzu (Tao-Te Ching) by Lao Tzu (Ying Ruocheng)

[Hoobifta]

But not all the time: Lao Tzu is right in some of his actions (they're the smart things to do, as follows): for one thing, he's right: you should live in nature and stay away from humans by being in places like mountains, humans are a poison, for another thing, you should be pacifist, for another, you shouldn't worship gods (I don't worship God, I just pray to him), however I disagree w his religion, however I agree with his hate for human beings.

[StefanMarkovski]

@Hoobifta you obviously need much to learn to understand Lao Tzu

[Hoobifta]

It's OK to be a monkey: always desiring, always feeling, and being awed by your senses, and (a weird opinion) acting busy and learning in an intelligent way. Let the Tao go, go to Lao's grave and pull his brain out of his head and make a superintelligent robot with his brain inside (the thoughts won't exist). To understand the universe, use science, Taoism is not understanding the universe, it's a brat (Lao) who wants stupidity and corruption.

[UnitedPebbles]

It is okay to be a monkey, a primitive ape-as Lao Tzu depicted as long as one co exist in nature peacefully as God intended.

Never mind what he wrote above, Lao-Tzu wrote more than that and teach more than that.

[UnitedPebbles]

except for the weird stuffs and the alchemy he is known for...

like experimenting with virgin women upon his sex crazed moment, or experiment with other psychedelia.....

[Peaceful3411]

Lao Tzu...one of the greatest masters ever.

[noclouds111]

Not only does the Tao Te Ching represent wisdom among human beings, but it also mirrors the heavenly order of things in the universe.

[MegaParadox69]

What language was the Tao Te Ching written in? Mandarin? Is this video in Mandarin?

[semillasdelorto]

I can't imagine Lao Tzu looking like a buddhist monk ...

[geekeing]

@semillasdelorto ...it is good you don't as Lao Tzu was not a monk. He was just a man...a man with deep insight.

[hellstrife]

YODA IS REAL!

[daowuwei]

cool



[3AMVideoz]

I don't understand Chinese, but I get goosebumps just be listening to this wonderful performance by Ying Ruocheng. Tao-Te Ching is one the treasures of our world.

[jklich20102]

Man who go to bed with itchy bum wake up with smelly finger...

[daytonadan32119]

@jklich20102

LMAOOOOOO

[roxterat]

@jklich20102

sad but true! xD

[gnmithun]

@jklich20102 Indeed! Very enlightening

[ThrashTillDeath322]

he who creates an absurd amount of quotes and catch phrases has too much time on their hands.

im joking lol...

[huynhminhtri]

Speak English please  old monk !

[WiseFlow28]

Thanks for posting this.

[toscaninizt]

He who knows other men is discerning;

He who understands himself is intelligent.

He who overcomes others is strong;

He who overcomes himself is mighty.

He who is satisfied with is rich;

He who goes on acting with energy has will.

He who does not fail in the requirements of his position, continues long;

He who dies and yet does not perish, has longevity.

Much of its original poetic qualities are lost through translation, but hope you can hear it in the video.

[lovelyirene2001]

It's much appreciated. ^__^

[arkangel127]

Thank you very much :)

[screamingturnip]

That sreads like 'If' by Kipling, Although I guess, what makes a man a man is a pretty common theme.

[greeniem]

@toscaninizt If you fart and life

becomes fragrant flowers.

This is not tao, but , too,

is smelly...

[massage33316]

@toscaninizt

Thank you for sharing the translation. I recently translated all 81 poems from Chinese to English, thanks to the indispensable help of a couple websites that give a lot of information on each Tao character. My chief references were the Wang Bi (3rd century) and Heshang Gong (2nd century BCE) manuscripts, but I also used the Fu Yi (6th century), MWD A, B (3rd century BCE) and Guodian (3rd-4th century BCE) as well. The Tao Te Ching is a masterpiece of wisdom.

[roxterat]

@toscaninizt

thank you... or Xie Xie :)

[lovelyirene2001]

Could someone kindly please provide a translation of this? Thank you.